Guitar safety strap

ABSTRACT

A strap for supporting a guitar around a neck and shoulders of a musician, the strap including a metal reinforcing member at the button holes thereof so to prevent accidental disengagement of the guitar strap button from the strap button holes, the reinforcing member including a central opening that aligns with the button hole so to be also engaged by the guitar strap button.

United States Pateii Vettel, 1 51 Aug. 29, 1972' 54 GUITAR SAFETY STRAP1,133,615 3/1915 Clark ..224/5 s Inventor: i h v valentine CunninghamBronx 10458 Primary Examiner--Richard B. Wilkinson [22] Filed: March 16,1971 Assistant Examiner-John F. Gonzales o Miller 57 ABSTRACT [52] US.Cl ..84/327, 224/5 S A strap for Supporting a guitar around a neck and gshoulders of a musician, the strap including a metal 224/5 reinforcingmember at the button holes thereof so to greventfaccidekrlitaldisenbgagemetrlitl of th: guitatr strap utton rom t e strap utton oes, te rem orcmg [56] References Clted member including a central openingthat aligns with TE STATES PATENTS the button hole so to be also engagedby the guitar 3 323 698 6/1967 s an 84/327 ux strap button o e 3,102,4469/1963 Raleigh ..84/327 2 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures GUITAR SAFETY STRAPThis invention relates generally to guitars, more specifically itrelates to guitar straps.

A principle object of the present invention is to provide a guitarsafety strap that includes means whereby the strap will not accidentallydisengage its support of the guitar. It is well known that when thestrap button holes become worn the guitar strap button may more easilyslip out therefrom accidentally, so that the guitar is in danger ofaccidentally falling. This situation is of course objectionable andserious in view of danger of damage to the instrument if thus dropped.

Accordingly, it is another object of the present invention to provide aguitar safety strap wherein the strap button holes are reinforced by aseparate clip aligned therewith the clip having a central openingaligned with the strap button hole so to also receive the guitar strapbutton; the metal clip forming a positive non-deformable grasp for thestrap button so to assure a secure attachment of the strap and guitar at'all times.

Yet another object is to provide a guitar safety strap that can bereadily disengaged from the guitar when positively so desired.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the descriptionproceeds.

To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, my invention maybe embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings,attention being called to'the fact, however, that the drawings areillustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specificconstruction illustrated and described within the scope of the appendedclaims.

FIG. 1 is a rear elevation view of a guitar strap incorporating theinvention.

FIG. 2 is a side edge view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view on a reduced scale of the inventionincorporated in a modified design of guitar strap.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a strap incorporating the invention and shownsupporting a guitar.

row neck 19 of button 14 can be fitted therein. The opposite end of theclip 15 has an opening 20 punched therethrough so to receive a rivet 21after the edge 22 is fitted into a pocket 23 formed by the end 24 ofstrap end sec '0 12 bein laced ad'acent a s e of a ce ter section (asshovn at one eiid) or roi ed over ter being inserted through a ring 25(as shown at an opposite end) and secured by the rivets; the ringenjoining the end section 12 to the central section 26 of the strap.

The button 14 may comprise a roller 27 fitted on screw 28.

In operative use, it is now evident that when the button 14 is fittedthrough both openings 13 in the leather end 12 and the opening 16 in themetal clip, that even after the leather opening wears, the opening inthe metal clip will positively retain the button.

It will be further noted that the clip 15 will not mar the guitarsurface or cause any damage thereto, due to its relative position withthe guitar surface.

While certain novel features of my invention have been shown anddescribed and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it will beunderstood that various omissions, substitutions and changes in theforms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation can bemade by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a guitar safety strap the combination of a strap unit detachablyattachable at its opposite ends to a guitar, so to support the samearound a players neck, the strap unit being comprised of a centralsection enjoined at its opposite ends by a ring to end sections FIG. 5is showing the device in use secured to a guitar.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral 10represents a GUITAR SAFETY STRAP according to the present inventionwherein the same supports a guitar 1 1.

The opposite end sections 12 of the strap 10 each includes a button hole13 for receiving a strap button 14 mounted on a guitar 11. The strapends 12 are usually made of leather, and the holes 13 therethrough afterlong use become worn so that they may only weakly hold the button; thusthe same may easily accidentally disengage.

In the present invention, the above described con made of leather, eachof which has a slotted buttonhole for receiving a strap button securedat opposite ends of said guitar, and means to prevent accidentaldisengagement of said button from said button hole, wherein said meanscomprises a metal clip having a central slotted opening for beingaligned with said button hole of said leather end section, one end onlyof said opening being large enough so to receive a head of said buttontherethrough.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein one end of said clipis fitted under a rolled over end of said leather end section afterbeing fitted through said ring, said clip end together with said rolledover leather end then being riveted in position by rivets.

1. In a guitar safety strap the combination of a strap unit detachablyattachable at its opposite ends to a guitar, so to support the samearound a player''s neck, the strap unit being comprised of a centralsection enjoined at its opposite ends by a ring to end sections made ofleather, each of which has a slotted button-hole for receiving a strapbutton secured at opposite ends of said guitar, and means to preventaccidental disengagement of said button from said button hole, whereinsaid means comprises a metal clip having a central slotted opening forbeing aligned with said button hole of said leather end section, one endonly of said opening being large enough so to receive a head of saidbutton therethrough.
 2. The combination as set forth in claim 1 whereinone end of said clip is fitted under a rolled over end of said leatherend section after being fitted through said ring, said clip end togetherwith said rolled over leather end then being riveted in position byrivets.